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INSIDE a NEW 9-5 HAS LANDED SOC WEBSITE DEVELOPMENTS What’S Happening?! MOTORSPORT Slippery When Dry NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009 ISSUE 6 £6.00 SAABDRIVERThe Magazine of the Saab Owners Club of Great Britain Limited INSIDE A NEW 9-5 HAS LANDED SOC WEBSITE DEVELOPMENTS What’s happening?! MOTORSPORT www.saabclub.co.uk Slippery when dry... You have two seconds to find out how good your crash repair is... Unfortunately accidents happen and when they do the way your safety systems deploy is timed in fractions of a second and in a particular sequence. From crumple zones to seat belt tensioners to airbags. If your car has not been repaired to pre-accident condition then your future safety may be compromised. You can be assured that Saab technicians are fully trained to the highest standard with the latest technology to assess and restore your Saab to its original condition, using only genuine parts. Always insist on an Approved Bodyshop and genuine parts. If it’s not repaired at a Saab Approved Bodyshop can you really be sure? For your nearest Saab Approved Bodyshop call 0845 300 9395. saab.co.uk 8 14 34 58 CONTENTS 6 STEERING WHEEL 25 NOTICEBOARD 8 SAAB NEWS 26 AROUND THE UK 10 IN THE NEWS 32 DID I ‘DIG IT’... YES I DID! Lack of Respect Gets Motorists All Revved Up 34 SONETT GATHERING 12 ROBIN’S REVIEW The Saab Report Part 2 36 OF ALTERNATORS AND DIESELS 38 TRAVEL CLUB 14 A NEW 9-5 HAS LANDED! Two Week self-drive tour in Florida 16 CHIPPING STEAM FAIR 42 REGISTERS Lancashire All Steamed Up 52 CLUBSHOP 18 CAR CLINIC 54 MOTORSPORT 20 POST BAG 60 PRODUCT OFFER 22 SOC WEBSITE DEVELOPMENTS Digital Pressure Gauge What’s Happening?! 62 CLASSIFIED 24 WHAT’S ON FRONT COVER: The new Saab 9-5 unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show © Robin Morley Please state your Membership Number on all correspondence Design, print & production: Mypec, The Old Pottery, Fulneck, Pudsey, Leeds LS28 8NT. Tel: 0113 255 6866 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.mypec.co.uk © Copyright 2009 MYPEC Ltd ISSN 1477-2604 NOV/DEC 2009 3 4 SAABDRIVER WHO’SWHO FOR CLUB MEMBERSHIP, RENEWALS, CHANGE OF ADDRESS, CHAIRMAN – Richard Elliott Phone: 01457 852944 CLUB QUERIES ‘The Quorls’, 9 Wheatcroft, Contact the Membership Team on: Hadfield, Glossop, SK13 2EN. Tel: 01954 232810 Fax: 01954 232106 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] VICE CHAIRMAN – Dave Garnett POSTAL ADDRESS Phone: 01706 368724 Gorsey Field House, PO Box 1063, Octagon House, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4YR. Birtle, Bury, BL9 6UD. [email protected] Club Insurance Schemes. Tel: 0800 298 4071 VICE CHAIRMAN – Alistair Philpott IMPORTANT Registers’ Co-ordinator Phone: 01653 697561 Please quote your Membership Number on ALL correspondence Rivendell, Middle Street, Swinton, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 6SR. CONTRIBUTIONS Classified Advertisements [email protected] Please send your contributions to: – see details on page 62. TREASURER/COMPANY SECRETARY Keith Copperwheat ‘DRIVER’ Editor, DAVE GARNETT, Phone: 01692 535482 Gorsey Field House, Birtle, Bury, BL9 6UD. Copy should be submitted either by e-mail or on Cobble End Cottage, Pennygate, Barton Turf, Norfolk NR12 8BG. E-mail: [email protected] CD or DVD, either in PC or AppleMac format, [email protected] along with a hard copy for reference where DIRECTORS For information, and ALL articles, Branch possible. Photographs should be undamaged and Motorsport Secretary – David Barrow Organisers’ reports, Post Bag, Sport, etc. of a good quality and, if supplied digitally, be of a Phone: 0151 510 0681 27 Lilac Avenue, Widnes, Cheshire, (See above for address.) high resolution for print, either 300dpi or taken WA8 6SX. at the highest resolution setting on your camera. [email protected] Technical queries for Car Clinic, Richard Information Technology –Toby Field Elliott. (See Car Clinic for details.) DEADLINE DATES FOR Phone: 01323 460363 78 Foxglove Road, Eastbourne, CONTRIBUTORS East Sussex BN23 8BX. Register articles to respective Registrars. Jan/Feb 2010 ISSUE: 13th Nov 2009 [email protected] (See individual Register Pages.) Mar/April 2010 ISSUE: 15th Jan 2010 Regional Groups’ Co-ordinator – Ellie Wilson Phone: 01527 403596 43 Towbury Close, DISPLAY ADVERTISING IN THE SAAB ‘DRIVER’ Oakenshaw South, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 7YZ. Anyone in the business of selling goods or services related to the motor industry can advertise in ‘Driver’. [email protected] If Members can recommend a service or would like to suggest a potential advertiser please contact our Sales Executive: Derek Best Phone: 01900 814317 Kay Scott Longview, Central Road, KJS Advertising Tel: 01943 461679 Dearham, Maryport, E-mail: [email protected] Cumbria CA15 7ER. [email protected] Robin O’Connor Phone: 01793 873179 16 Thurney Drive, CLUB VALUATION SCHEME Grange Park, Swindon, The Club Valuation Scheme is continuing to provide a very important service to Club Members. However, I would like to Wiltshire, SN5 6EP. remind everyone that the purpose of the scheme is to provide The Valuation Service for any model of Saab which qualifies [email protected] for an ‘Agreed Value’ Insurance Policy. To obtain a Valuation please request a form, return this along with a series of good Finance – Keith Copperwheat quality photographs showing all aspects of the vehicle. The Valuation will be issued soon after receipt of the information, but Phone: 01692 535482 please remember that if there is any doubt due to lack of information or poor quality photographs the Valuation may be Cobble End Cottage, Pennygate, withheld. Finally, can I please emphasise that Valuations cannot be provided for cars less than ten years old, and are not Barton Turf, Norfolk NR12 8BG. based on resale value. [email protected] Ken Dover Manor Heath, Manor Brow, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 4AP NON DIRECTORS International Liaison – Iain Hodcroft Phone: 07976 314012 330 Manchester Road, Saab ‘Driver’ is published bi-monthly by The Saab Owners Club of Great Britain Ltd Tyldesley, M29 8NN. [email protected] Designed and produced by Librarian/Historian/Press & Publicity – Keith Long MYPEC, The Old Pottery, Fulneck, Pudsey, Leeds LS28 8NT Phone/Fax: 01226 385139 Tel: 0113 255 6866 E-mail: [email protected] www.mypec.co.uk 10 Byrne Close, Barugh Green, Barnsley, South Yorks S75 1NS. [email protected] Disclaimer Valuer – Ken Dover The Club welcomes contributions to ‘Driver’, but reserves the right to amend them where necessary. All contributions, Manor Heath, Manor Brow, Keswick, whether they bear names, initials or pseudonyms, are accepted on the understanding that the author is responsible for the Cumbria CA12 4AP. Post only opinions expressed and that they do not necessarily reflect or comply with those of the Club, publisher or editor. Although Shopkeeper – Molly Kenchington every care is taken, the Club, publisher and editor cannot be held responsible for loss or damage to material submitted. Phone: 01780 720 541 Whilst every care is taken to ensure contents are accurate, the Club, publisher and editor assume no responsibility for any 32 Kelthorpe Close, Ketton, effects arising from errors or omissions. Acceptance of material is not a guarantee of publication in any particular issue, since Stamford Lincs, PE9 3RS. space is at a premium. The Club, publisher and editor cannot guarantee to return original material and photographs. [email protected] MEMBERSHIP TEAM NUMBER: 01954 232810 – 9.00AM TO 5.00PM – MONDAY TO FRIDAY NOV/DEC 2009 5 STEERINGWHEEL I begin to think about the November edition as I return from I am pleased to report that we have now been contacted by a the AGM which was kindly hosted again at Bond Street Select, Member who would like to take over the role of Finance from our thanks go to Simon Barre, Mary and the team for their Keith Copperwheat; Keith will continue in this role until April hospitality. 2010 and will then remain on the board as a Director with Simon made a short presentation at the start which detailed special responsibility for achieving important objectives for the the latest Saab news; we were all assured the future was clubs future development. positive despite very low sales of 8000 units in 2009. Back now to the latest ‘Driver’, do read an interesting feature He was clearly very enthusiastic about the new 9-5 (see pages from Robin on page 12 called the Saab Report, see reports 8 and 14), and the future for dealers, customers and anyone about the Chipping Steam Fair page 16, Sonett Gathering page connected with Saab. 34 and Diggerland page 33, written by nine year old Azabeth The buffet was as usual excellent and enjoyed by all whom Morley. This a taster for what’s inside your latest ‘Driver’. attended, after the food we had a constructive informal Don’t forget Membership recruitment is still high on the discussion about various topics; this will be reported in the agenda, so we thought that maybe a subscription for the next ‘Driver’. ‘Driver’ may appeal as an ideal present for a Saab enthusiast For your information some points from the last board rather than membership of a car club, so we have placed an ad meeting on Sunday, 5 July; in the ‘Driver’ and on the website that advertises a subscription • Increase advertising revenue, a meeting arranged with for six issues and free Club Membership. Kay in August. In closing, I have to report a sad loss, Colin Willey a Member • Continue membership drive, initiatives for dealers and for many years from Huddersfield sadly passed away on specialists. Monday, 12 October. For many years Colin and his wife Audrey • Website needs more input from the board as a matter of attended events with their caravan, he worked for Lanka Garage urgency, the structure is now in place but the site needs and then later J G Motors until his retirement last year.
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